L E M B A GA JURUTERA MALAYSIA
BOARD OF ENGINEERS MALAYSIA
INGENIEUR
“The statistics showed that there were 169
deaths and 3,911 accidents in the construction
sector in 2018, with the rate of fatality per
100,000 workers in the construction industry at
13.44 in 2018, compared with 14.57 in 2017.
“The construction industry recorded the
highest number of fatalities in 2018, compared
with other sectors.” he said during the Third Safety
and Quality Forum, themed ‘Safety and Quality
towards Project Delivery Excellence’, organised
by the Sarawak Public Works Department here on
Tuesday.
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MAGAZINE OF T HE BOARD O F ENGINEERS MALA Y S I A
F U T U R E
FUTURE ENERGY
Malaysia set to maximise green industry,
renewable energy potential in 2020. –
(Bernama)
Malaysia is set to maximise the potential of its
green industry and renewable energy sector in
2020 to attain its objective of becoming South-
East Asia’s green technology hub in the near
future. In line with the vision, the Government
has among others adopted proactive initiatives
including improving Net Energy Metering (NEM)
using one-to-one offset basis, and Solar Leasing
Policy through Supply Agreement of Renewable
Energy (SARE).
The implementation of NEM 2.0 has not
only allowed building owners to cut down their
electricity bills but also reduced carbon emission,
and it is expected to encourage rooftop solar
energy generation.
The NEM scheme is a solar photovoltaic (PV)
initiative by the ministry to encourage Malaysia’s
renewable energy uptake.
Meanwhile, the Solar Leasing Policy has
enabled solar service companies to offer zero upfront
cost packages, providing opportunities for
consumers to benefit from the NEM2.0 policy.
The renewable energy policies also had a
further boost in Budget 2020 through the Green
Investment Tax Allowance (GITA), and Green
Income Tax Exemption (GITE).
Tax incentives will also be introduced to
companies implementing solar leasing activities
with income tax exemption of 70% for up to 10
years.
The initiatives proved that the Government’s
vision is in line with the global prospect on
renewable energy as according to Deloitte analysis
for 2020 Renewable Energy Industry Outlook, the
renewable energy industry is primed to enter a
new phase of growth in 2020.
This is in line with the Shared Prosperity
Vision 2030 (WKB 2030) which also stresses on
renewable energy and green economy as two of
the 15 proposed Key Economic Growth Activities.
TNB second solar project (NST)
Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) second Large
Scale Solar (LSS) project is on track for completion
before the end of 2020.
TNB said the project – situated on 50 hectares
of land in Bukit Selambau, 25km from Sungai
Petani – involves the installation of 134,880 solar
photovoltaic panels with a capacity to generate up
to 30 megawatts (MW).
It is being developed by TNB Bukit Selambau
Solar Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TNB
Renewables Sdn Bhd (TRe), it added.
The company’s first LSS project – one of the
biggest in Malaysia – is located on a 98 hectare
land in Sepang, Selangor. The plant, equipped
with 238,000 solar photovoltaic panels that can
generate up to 50MW, has been operating since
Nov 2018.
Apart from LSS projects, TNB is also installing
solar panels on the rooftops of educational and
Government institutions, residential buildings and
industrial and commercial facilities. It has secured
approximately 26MWp generation capacity
through more than 100 projects so far.
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